Photo credit: Pixabay by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies This article from the European Climate, Infrastructure and Environment Executive Agency is focused on projects...
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Music in the LA Metro could be harming employees
Photo credit: Kaique Rocha by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies As a researcher on the adverse effects of elevated train noise on children’s learning, I tend to pay...
Colorado bill seeks to reduce impacts from aviation
Photo credit: Stas Knop by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies To the many groups across the country combating the impacts of aircraft noise and pollution, the title...
Aircraft noise disturbs Arizona residents
Photo credit: Pixabay by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies We have directed our readers to a large number of studies that link aircraft noise to adverse health impacts....
Aviation industry opposes FAA noise rule
Photo credit: Lennard Schubert by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies Quiet Coalition blog readers, and those who are members of anti-aircraft noise groups will likely be...
Fatigue, Aggravation and Anger: the state of aircraft noise
Photo credit: Pixabay by Arline L. Bronzaft, Ph.D., Board of Directors, GrowNYC, Co-founder, The Quiet Coalition, and Honorary Chair, Quiet American Skies When I wrote the article “Aircraft Noise: The Ailment and the Treatment” in 2001, I suggested that residents who...
Flying airplanes lower may help climate change
Photo credit: Ömer Aydın by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition A recent report from CBS News discusses research showing that airplanes can reduce contrails* by flying lower. Some research indicates that contrails, the white plumes following high-flying jets,...
Conservation groups sue Air Force to protect wilderness
Photo credit: NASA/NASA Image and Video Library by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition Military.com reports that conservation groups in Oregon, Nevada and Idaho are suing the U.S. Air Force to ban low-altitude F-15 flights over the Owyhee Wilderness Area. The...
Elon Musk thinks flying cars are dumb
Cult classic film "Back to the Future" features a flying, time-traveling car. Photo credit: Rebecca Roth/NASA Image and Video Library by Daniel Fink, MD, Chair, The Quiet Coalition The SupercarBlondie automotive entertainment website reports that Elon Musk, CEO of...